Special Olympics athletes got a chance to ride along with Maryland state troopers Tuesday.

Special Olympics athletes got a chance to ride along with Maryland state troopers Tuesday.

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Updated: 6:07 PM EDT Jul 15, 2014

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WEBVTT REPORTING LIVE, I'M CAPTAIN ROY TAYLOR. YOU HAVE TO WONDER HOW THAT HAPPENED. THERE'S AN EXTREMELY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE AND THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS. THAT RELATIONSHIP IS STRONGER WITH A NEW PROGRAM IN PLACE THAT ALLOWS STATE TROOPERS AND ATHLETES TO GET BETTER ACQUAINTED. CHAMPIONS ON PATROL. A NEW PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE AND THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS. DISPATCH IS THAT ALL OF THESE COMPUTERS, TELLS THEM HOW MANY POLICE CARS I HAVE ON THE ROAD. FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS GIRL, TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY. ANNIE IS TAKING A TOUR OF THE WESTMINSTER STATE POLICE BARRACKS. IF THEY WERE DRINKING AND IT TILLS YOU HOW MUCH ALCOHOL THEY HAD TO DRINK. THEY ARE INCREDIBLE CHAMPIONS AND WE WANT TO HOOK THEM UP WITH OUR CHAMPIONS IN THE STATE POLICE. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR TROOPERS CAN LEARN ALLOT -- A LOT FROM THE ATHLETES GETTING TO KNOW THEM. THE IDEA IS TO BRING STATE TROOPERS WHO SPONSOR THE THE POLAR BEAR PLUNGE AND THE ATHLETES THEY SERVE TOGETHER. PUSH THAT. THAT'S THE FIRE ALARM, OKAY? AND THEN THE ONE NEXT TO IT? ANNIE'S DAD SAYS THAT HIS DAUGHTER HAS BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FOR WEEKS. SHE LOOKS FORWARD SINCE SHE'S SELECTED TO DO THIS. THAT'S ALL SHE'S TALKED ABOUT. THE HIGHLIGHT FOR ANNIE IS TO RIDE ALONG WITH TROOPER BERRY AND LEARN WHAT BEING A STATE TROOPER IS ALL ABOUT. THAT CAR IN FRONT OF US IS 40 MILES PER HOUR. THAT'S HIS SPEED. FUN TO TELL SOMEONE NEW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO DO OUR JOB. I LOVE TO RIDE ALONG IN THE POLICE CAR. YOU LIKE THAT HAT, DON'T YOU TOO? YES.

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Special Olympics athletes got a chance to ride along with Maryland state troopers Tuesday.